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IFRS: A Look At The Global Accounting Landscape

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Mani
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The insurance IFRS project that IASB is currently working has potential to make substantial improvement to current financial reporting, notes CITI in its recent report.

Sarah Deans and Terence Fisher of Citi Research in their recent report titled ‘An Investor’s Annual Guide to IFRS Accounting’ anticipate a new standard on revenue recognition to be issued in H1 2014.

Taking stock of IASB’s major projects, the analysts point out IASB is currently working on four major projects viz.: (a) Revenue project relating to replacing existing rules on when revenue is reported, (b) Leases project bringing all leases on balance sheet, (c) Financial instruments project covering replacement of IAS 39 (which has been identified as a high priority following the...

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Mani is a Senior Financial Consultant. He has worked in Senior Management role in large banking, financial and information technology organizations. He has provided solutions for major banking and securities firms across the globe in the area of retail, corporate and investment banking. He holds MBA (Finance) and Professional Management Accounting Qualifications. His hobbies are tracking global financial developments and watching sports